﻿#region License

// Another free, open solution by someone who gets it.
// 
// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
// (at your option) any later version.
// 
// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
// GNU General Public License for more details.
// 
// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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#endregion

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Reflection;

namespace Patterns.Reflection
{
	/// <summary>
	/// 	Provides enhancements for collections of assemblies.
	/// </summary>
	public static class Assemblies
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// 	Returns the specified assemblies, or all assemblies in the current application,
		/// 	whichever comes first.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name = "assemblies">The assemblies.</param>
		/// <returns></returns>
		public static IEnumerable<Assembly> Coalesce(params Assembly[] assemblies)
		{
			return (assemblies == null || assemblies.Length == 0)
			       	? AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies()
			       	: assemblies;
		}
	}
}